Plebs: Soldiers of Rome

A solid conclusion to Plebs, nicely rounding off the adventures of three lovable losers in Ancient Rome.

Marcus, Grumio and Jason enlist in the military with hopes of an easy ride, societal perks, and most importantly, no conflict. Of course, this is short lived as they are marched to the north of Europe to battle Barbarians. Naturally, the uptight Marcus does not assimilate well, unlike his slave and conflicted friend. After a farce in the face of conflict, the trio look to survive long enough to return home.

Most likely to capture attention of those who watched the series, the comedy here does not stray away from the fan-favourite incredulity of Marcus in response to the dozy idiocy of Grumio, supported by the positive womanising of Jason. It stays true to it's series-long approach and values, and moves at a great pace, keeping a simple plot interesting throughout. An easy watch, and a great sendoff for the trio of Plebs.

Great ending to a very funny series, you can see they have spent a lot of money , on the production, Being made into a feature length Film was a great idea!

You can see the team who made this, have been watching other Roman themes movies.... The Characters have more lines which makes them more interesting & you do end up feeling for them when things get Difficult in the storyline.

The adult jokes are still there & work really well with the story. Strong female characters.

And of course the soundtrack is Ace, great reggae tunes.

Please think about making more , as we certainly need something to laugh about .

We liked the 5 series and were looking forward to the film. Plebs was a homage to carry on films and Up Pompeii and being of a certain age that added to the pleasure. However the film is poor . It has lost all its charm and even the opening music which was great. It just wasn't funny and yet another example of producers not bothering as they knew that the fan base would watch it. Also the series 30 mins episodes were perfect. To get 10 out of 10 the film would have had to be an all time classic. I don't understand those scores. It was fun to watch the series but this film is way way below the series.

In the 1950s, using a comedy ensemble to make fun of war was a huge deal. A worldwide trend, in fact. This effort brings to mind the "CARRY ON" series that was a hit in England 3/4 of century ago. Nothing is to be taken seriously, there is no danger or jeopardy for the leads at any point, everything can and will be turned into a joke, and each character is a stereotype of some kind. There is nothing wrong with this type of film, there is indeed a market for it, but praising it as if were a sequel to MATRIX or LORD OF THE RINGS is pushing the envelope just a mite. Forgettable, light, frothy and fun. That's what your ticket gets you. ((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))

Why do we have to write 600 characters? Who thought that number up? Was it decided by a team of high power executives in silicon valley or more likely a lower management nerd. Is it to discourage reviews regarding vapid excuses for comedy such as Plebs:Soldiers of Rome? Could be, it's frankly a tough job coming up with 600 characters concerning this pile of old cobbler's. I vaguely remember the Plebs TV show, mildly amusing after pub foder for the herbal cigarette enthusiast. A bit like The Inbetweeners set in ancient Rome. It wasn't without some charm however non of that charm has transfered to this tragically unfunny abomination.